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CEY CITY TIM:
J. E. Burgher, Publisher.
i.e are Here to Help Clay City, the Surrounding Country and Ourselves.
PUBLISHED EVERY THUHCDAt
VOL XXVII.
CLAY CITY, KY.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28. ldTJ
NO. '-ryj.
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Brought Here for Burial
John McCutcheon died Sunday
mornine at his home in Middle
town, Ohio of spinal meningitis,
age 50 years. The remains were
brought to Clay City and buried
Tuesday afternoon in the Clay
City cemetery by the fide of his
daughter, Miss Emma McCutch
eon, who dhd most twenty years
ago. Funeral services were con
ducted by Elder VV. II. Thom
son, o f Middletown Christian
church at the Clay City Christian
church before burial. The wid-ow-who
survives was formerly a
Miss Roberts, a daughter of the
late Jack Roberts. Three sons
also survive. Jesse McCutcheon,
a married son, lives in Tennes
see, and he and his wife attend
ed the funeral here Tuesday. Mr.
McCutcheon moved from Clay
City to Beattyville some "22 or 23
years ago and moved from there
seven years ago to Middletown,
Ohio.
Send in Reports
The annual election of officers
vof the various lodges in the coun
ty will take place in the next few
days. The Times wants a report
of each election for publication.
If the secretary of each order
will see that this oflice gets a li3t
of officers chosen, the publisher
will gladly print same. Please
do not forget this and send in
report for next week's paper.
To Improve L & E.
Upon good authorith it has
been stated that some of the
steep grades are to be cut down
on the L. it E. road so that heav
ier trains can be hauled over its
lines. This means greatly in
creased traffic over the L. it E.
and through Clay City. We learn
that additional help of two men
will be necessary in the office
here.
Buys More Property
Joe Mountz has purchased of
A. M. Holmes his bouse and four
lots in the eastern portiou of the
city for 1,000. Immediate pos
session. Mr. Mountz purchased
'this property for an investment.
Real estate in Clay City is sure
to advance, from the preseut out:
look for business here.
Death of John Fraley
John M. Fraley, aped bo years,
Jied Wednesday, December 20th,
at Valley View of paralysis six,
hours after he was stricken. He
was buried at Valley View. Ev
erett FraTey, of this city, is a son
of the deceased.
Master Commissioner Here
Mester Commissioner, Luther
Stephens was here Tuesday and
appraised the property loeated in
t hia end of the county to be sold
Ht Commissioner's 6ale at Slanton
next Monday.
New Machinery at B-G Mill
New machinery has been pur
chased for a hardwood flooring
plant at the Brodhead-Garrett
Company's mill. New dry kilns
also will be put in to handle wet
or green lumber.
Rye to Superintend Road Work
W.-T. Rye has arrived in Clay
City and will have charge of the
road work recently let by con
tract to Ellis it Smithers. Mr.
Hye is a very competent man
and his many friends in Clay
City are pleased to learn that he
will be with us until the work is
completed.
Important Announcement Coming
In this issue of "The Times ap
pears a statement from the Willys-Overland
Company to the ef
fect that a very important an
nouncement will appear Jan. 0,
1923. Prospective purchasers of
machines will wisely wait to see
this annopneement before plac
ing an order for an automobile.
Sustains Broken Leg
William II. Pieratt, the popu
lar traveling salesman in this
territory for the Monarch Mill
Company, Mt. Sterline, sustain
ed a broken leg at Bethel, Hath
couuty, last week. Mr. Pieratt
has many friends in Clay City
who will regret to learn of his
painful accident which will keep
him off the road for several weeks.
Shale Plant in Ravenna
We note that some new ma
chinery is being installed at the
Shale Plant here in Ravenna nod
it 19 being worked into position
at a rate that will soon put it in
running order. Ravenna section
Estill Tribune.
Judge Mann to Preach
Judge L. F. Mann will preach
at the Methodist Church Sunday,
December Hist, at night only.
A full house should be present
as the Judge is ever prepared to
deliver an interesting sermon.
Failures Increase Fourfold
There were 1,758 failures in
this country in November. Those
failures involved liabilities of
$27,07,205. Three years ago
there were but 429 and the lia
bilities but $.V207,r00.
War Savings Certificates
Series of 1918 are due January
1st, 19211. Should you hold any
of thesa Stamps, we will be glad
to present them for redemption
for you.
CLAY CITY NATIONAL RANK
Bible Institute
The Greenville Association of
Raptists are holding a Rible In
stitute with their church at Mor
ris creek, this county, These
services will continue until Sun
day night of this week.
Goes to Ashland
John Davy Sewill has gone to
Ashland to take a position as
telegraph operator with C. it O.
at a salary of (ICO per month.
Christmas was very quietly
tpent in Clay City and Powell
county. No serious disturbances.
Several drunks tut cothin; like
it used to be.
None from Kentucky
In glancing over the December
loth issue of the Weather, Crop
and Markets issued by the De
partment of Agricuttue which
gives car load shipments of fruits
and vegetables of all the states,
we see an apples were shipped
from Kentucky either this year
or last season. New York" with
17,832 car loads leads all other
ftates three fold. Michigan ex
ported 5,080 car loads while
Maine was third of the. states
with 4,300 car loads. In all of the
vegetables listed Kentucky is
shipping none of them. This is
probably one reason why the
Kentucky farmer is less prosper
ous than his Northern neighbors,
There is more money in raising
apples thau tobacco, and more in
producing a good crop of onions
and potatoes than corn. Straw
berries do line and sell well, yield
ing a return of $500 per acre from
the soil.
Yearly Statements
The Times will next week mail
statements to all subscribers oue
year or more iu arrears. This is
done that all may send in the
correct amount to square them
up to the beginning of the New
Year. The postal regulation re
quires that we carry no subscrib
ers longer thau one year in ar
rears. The publisher siucerely
hopes all such subscribers will
return these statements with the
amount. If not convenient to pay
now, kindly send us postal sayiug
you want the paper on, and will
remit soon as possible.
Contract Let for More Road
Contract was let last week for
the construction of 5.02 miles of
road from Stanton to Clay City,
at a contract price reported by
the Lexington Herald to be $59,
809.00 and the Courier-Journal
5120, COO. SI. We are all for the
road and should lend every en
couragement to the work in this
county. Ellis & Smithers, of
Owensboro, are the contractors.
Work will begin- in a very short
time.
More Minutes to Print
The Times has received this
week by mail another job of min
ute printing. We delivered a
job of this kind last Friday which
was highly satisfactory. During
the past year this olfice has exe
cuted several jobs of pamphlets,
all of which have been very sat
isfactory to our customers. While
the work is good, the most pleas
ing part of it is the price.
Maintenance Temporarily
Discontinued
The maintenance work on that
section of road near Frankfort
where T. P. Mountz has ben en
gaged for the past several mouths
has closed down on account of the
unfavorable weather for repair
work and Mr. Mountz is at home
with his family for the winter.
A week's fine weather was
brokeu up by rairv yesterday
which has put the roads in a
very slippery condition.
Personal Paragraphs.
Austin Johnson is here from
Harboui ville to spend Christmas
week.
Miss Gladys Payne, of near Mt
Sterling, is gnest of her sister,
Mrs. Franklin Smith.
Robt. Nelson, of Newport, is
visiting his parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. J. R. Nelson.
Jade Yarber, of Middletown,
()., is spending the holidays with
his brother in-law, Wm.NBashaw.
Mrs. Carrie R. Groves, and son,
Russell, of Oneida Institute, are
spending Christmas with friends
in Clay City.
Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Rose, of
Winchester, spent-Christmas day
with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Rose
near the city.
Miss Virginia Poe, of near Par
is, arrived here Sunday for sev
eral days visit with her friend,
Miss (irace Martin.
Miss Elsie Burns accompanied
Miss (Jeorgia Howell home from
Oneida Institute Friday to spend
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. A. M. Holmes and chil
dren left last week for their nw
home in Somerset, where Mr
Holmes is now stationed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wells, Carl
Martin and Herman Begley, all
of 'Middletown, ()., are spending
Christmas with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yarber, of
Middletown, Ohio, were guest of
their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Bashaw, through Christmas.
Miss .Vera Eubank, formerly
of this city, was a leading figure
in a Christmas eve entertain
ment at the Lafayette IIotl Lex
ington. Mrs. Sylvia W. Russell, Presi
dent of Oneida Baptist Institute,
reached here Saturday evening to
spend a week with her son, Cash
ier Harry L. Russell.
Mr. the Mrs. 1). C. Blackburn
and little son, D. C. Jr., of Lex
ington, are here visiting the par
ents of Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Shimfessel.
Hubert Carr is spending the
holidays here with bis mother,
Mrs. Ida Carr. He has been at
Oneida, Ky., attending school
since September.
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Walters, of
Winchester, and Mr. and Mrs.
Renz pMtton, of Waltersville,
spent Sunday with Mr. Wlters'
and Mrs. Pat ton's sister, Mrs.
Thus. Edge, and Mr. Edge.
Bert Eaton came in from Day
ton Saturday to speud. the week
with home folks. Bert is looking
fine and is holding down a good
job in that city where so many
Powell couuty boys ha?e gone.
J. W. F. Williams,' of Beatty.
ville, is spending afewdaya with
friends in Cto'y City. Mr. Will
iams reports prosperity still with
Beattvville and Lee ceuntv. but
of course not like it was in '20.
Mrs. Myrtle J. Burgher, of Ra
venna, spent Sunday and Mon
day with home folks. Miss Lillie.
Burgher, her daughter, returned
to Ravenna with her Tuesday
STANTON.
Jamts Atkinson and Floran
Ewen were home for Christmas.
Mr. aud Mrs. Duic Ewen are
visiting relatives on North Fork
Every body has had a joyfid
Xmas here, Santa making his us
ual visits.
Mrs. Rose Thacker, of Clay
City, spent Xmas with her bud,
Walter Thacker.
Marion Atkinson, Jr., is visit
ing his grand-parents,' Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Ewen.
Mrs. A. Estes, of Vaughn's
Mill, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Garrett, this week.
Mr. Ernest Faulkner, of Slade,
was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Thacker and family Sunday..
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Crowe and
little grand-daughter and others
visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Crowe Xmas day.
Mr. Profitt was demonstrating
the new Star for a Christmas
trick and it seemed to take the
eye of all who saw it.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Estes
and family, of Vaughn'6 Mill,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Brandenburg, of this city.
Mrs. I. S. Boone, Mrs. Edna
Ware, Mr.Ernest Faulkner.Missea
Mable and Maud Boone, alsoMiw
Shelton Vur snpnf Vmc .law
at Aunt Liew Faulkuer's.
There hava been several wed
dings here this wek, namely:
Mr. Guy Taylow and Miss Dexter
Stephens; Mr. Leonard Fryar
and Miss Jewell Swango; Ih-
mael Neal and Violet Fryar;
Virgil Rogers and Lillie Fryar,
and probably others that we have
not heard of. Mr. and Mrs. Tay-
lor left for Mr. Taylor's home in
Pulaski county. Mr. and Mrr.
Fryar motored to Mr. Frvar's
home on Morris Creek.
morning to spend the remainder
of t li i s week.
Mrs. L. F. Mann entertained
her Sunday School class with an
oyster supper Friday night. A
delightful time was had.
F. P. Tracy and family, J. P.
Ringo and family, Misses Mae:
belle aud Hattie Leach, of Clay
City, and Roscoe Ringo and wife,
and Miss Beatrice Ringo, of Day.:
ton, Ohio, were the guests of S.
C. Rinco and family at Winches
ter Christmas day.
Miss Delia C. Portwo;d, of Har.
rodsburg, is spending the Christ
mas holidays with her pareut6,
Mr. and Mrs. Co'eman Portwood,
at Ea6t Riverside. "Miss port
wood will retsrn Friday to assume
her duties as Principal of Brax
ton school, where she is making
a brilliaut success. Her many
friends wish her still further suc
cess in her work.
Mrs. M. E. Adams is again on
the sick' list but is slightly im
proviog. Many local papers have takeu
the usual Christmas .week taBt.
The Times force managed to get
time to take Christmas day.
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